Johnson Rock–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Johnson Rock–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, CA. The route passes Pudding Creek Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach, Glass Beach and Fort Bragg Landing before reaching Johnson Rock at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Johnson Rock–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 25–59 ft
Out & Back · MacKerricher State Park
Trailhead: Ten Mile Railroad · 39.45791, -123.80793
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 65°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ten Mile Railroad, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Pudding Creek Beach.
- 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ka Kahleh Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftPass Glass Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Fort Bragg Landing.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Johnson Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Ten Mile Railroad, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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